MUNICIPAL COURT

October 12, 2012

LISBON - A Wellsville area man accused of shooting another man in the abdomen on Oct. 4 waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Columbiana County Municipal Court on Thursday.

Gerald E. Greathouse, 60, 18th Street Heights, Wellsville, was bound over to the Columbiana County grand jury on a felonious assault charge. Bond is set at $250,000 cash or surety. According to court documents, Greathouse reportedly admitted to deputies that he shot Gideon Gordon and added the statement that he should have killed him.

Joseph D. Johns, 27, Lynchburg Road, Kensington, was bound over to the grand jury on a theft charge. Johns is accused of taking four guns from the home of Lisa Linerode, Rochester Road, East Rochester, between June 15 and Sept. 20 and selling three of the guns to William A. Cameron. Court documents indicate deputies believe the fourth gun later was stolen from Johns. Bond was set at $50,000 cash or surety.

An Oct. 18 preliminary hearing was set for Melissa A. Dickson, 26, Crestview Road, Columbiana, charged with illegal conveyance of a drug of abuse. Court documents allege Dickson hid a flap in an envelope she sent in the mail to Sheldon Robinson at the Columbiana County Jail. The flap contained Suboxone and was discovered by the jail staff. Bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety. Robinson is reportedly the father of her two children.

Joey M. Penick, 21, Southeast Boulevard, Salem, was fined $300 and ordered to begin serving 37 days of previously suspended jail time immediately for failing to comply with court orders for an underage consumption conviction.

Nicholas R. Hull, 21, Thompson Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $250, required 20 hours community service and had his license suspended for 180 days for possession of marijuana, fictitious registration and driving under suspension.

Shannon M. Bell, 31, New Garden Avenue, Salem, was fined $200 for obstructing official business for lying about the identity of the driver of a vehicle she was riding with in Perry Township on March 13.

Sheldon L. Robinson, 38, Crestview Road, Columbiana, was fined $150 and sentenced to 20 days in jail for theft for driving away without paying for $117 in gas from the Circle K, South Lincoln Avenue, Salem, on May 28 and failing to return to make payment.

Arthur E. Carpenter, 48, Newark, was fined $150 for disorderly conduct after police found him passed out on the sidewalk on North Lundy Avenue in Salem at 1:49 a.m. Sept. 9.

Peggy Robinson, 35, Park Avenue, East Palestine, was fined $150 and had her license suspended for six months for possession of marijuana. A drug paraphernalia charge was dismissed.

Keith L. Richeal, 37, East North Avenue, East Palestine, was fined $100 for two counts of a loose dog, although $75 of the fine was suspended on the condition there be no reoccurence within the next six months. According to court document, Richeal's Old English Bulldog Lexy Lou injured two men in separate attacks on Oct. 5.

Harold G. Bell Jr., 49, North Cross Street, Columbiana, was fined $100 and required 20 hours community service for driving under FRA suspension.

Marianne Duncan, 45, New Buffalo Road, North Lima, was fined $100 for no license amended from driving under suspension.

Kendrick Power, 23, Ambrose Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $50 and required 30 hours community service for theft for taking a boxer puppy from a vehicle parked in the juvenile court parking lot on Aug. 30.

Carmen M. Bratt, 55, Justison Road, East Palestine, was fined $50 for disorderly conduct after he was intoxicated and drove from the Marathon in East Palestine on Oct. 5.

Terry L. Ramsey, 36, last known address Lisa Lane, Lisbon, was ordered to pay $1,200 in restitution to Sue Baddeley or Fernangle's Tavern for a previous receiving stolen property conviction. He was given credit for 10 days served and had 80 additionall days along with $250 in fines suspended.

A Nov. 8 pretrial was set for James W. Minerd, 45, Crestview Road, New Waterford, charged with OVI first offense, driving under suspension and failure to control.

A Nov. 8 pretrial was set for Matthew W. Sterling, 30, Burgholz, charged with driving under FRA suspension.

A Nov. 8 pretrial was set for Teresa L. Hoskinson, 55, East Lincoln Way, Lisbon, charged with obstructing official business. Hoskinson allegedly told deputies she had not seen Kimberly Musterbaugh for about five years, but she was found hiding in the upstairs bedroom.

A Nov. 15 pretrial was set for Jason E. Cope, 36, Silliman Street, New Waterford, charged with OVI first offense.

A Nov. 19 pretrial was set for John P. Clemens, 31, Tower Road, Salem, charged with OVI third offense, hit skip and failure to control.

A Dec. 3 pretrial was set for Steven D. Adams, 51, East State Street, Salem, charged with OVI first offense and speeding.

A Dec. 3 pretrial was set for Joseph A. Beary, 47, Fairfield Avenue, Columbiana, cited with driving under suspension and a tail lights violation.

A Dec. 6 pretrial was set for Kristopher Allan Byrd, 29, Jacksonville, Texas, charged with OVI first offense.